INVESTIGATION OF EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS FROM MOBILE PHONES AND OTHER SOURCES OF RADIO-FREQUENCY RADIATION

This thesis: i) reviewed instruments to assess and measure personal and environmental radiofrequency-electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposures, ii) evaluated personal RF-EMF exposures across various environments in Australia and Belgium, iii) assessed environmental and personal RF-EMF exposures in kindergarten children, and iv) assessed possible longitudinal associations between the use of mobile and cordless phones in a cohort of primary school children and effects on their cognitive function.